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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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    Old sayings
    A cat has nine lives
    It is hard to kill a bad thing
    The truth goes the farthest
    It is easier to prevent a thing than to cure it
    Slow but sure
    For himself a cat purrs
    Talk is cheap
    "If" has a tail
    Anything does not last but a while
    It is hard to put an old head on a young body
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo